This page is for those who wish to join the Monarch Butterfly New Zealand Trust as a Financial Member. You do not have to join as a financial member to use the forum or take part in research. You can find out more about the free activities of the trust on the registration page
However Benefits of joining include:
- You may get a warm fuzzy feeling inside knowing that you are supporting this wonderful organisation!

- Your subscription will be used to help locate, protect, enhance and create overwintering sites of the Monarch in NZ.
- You will receive four newsletters each year (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter), packed with tips on how to help the Monarch butterfly and other lepidoptera in NZ.
- We will contact schools, garden centres, nurseries, and other people who can influence NZ’s biodiversity, and inform and update them on the Monarch’s life cycle and ways to help this and our other beautiful butterflies.
- You will be part of a website brimming with information that we learn – and that our members contribute – about the Monarch and NZ’s butterflies and moths.
Download and complete this Membership Form
The subscription is:
$20 per year – if you are happy to download your newsletters and read them as a PDF file.
$30 per year – if you would like to receive your newsletters in the mail.
Make sure you tell us if you want any other items.
Please ensure that you include contact details (phone/email) in case items you order are no longer available.
Mail with your payment to the Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust, PO Box 44100, Pt Chevalier, Auckland, 1246.
You can pay by bank deposit or internet banking – if you prefer. Ensure you quote your surname when making payment.
Our bank account is “Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust” with Kiwibank, account number 38 9009 0654693 00
You should have a response within ten days, and a newsletter will be sent out each three months by email (preferably) or regular mail. If you are on email, you may well receive other updates in between.
Your membership runs for a full year from 1 July. If you have missed a newsletter please let us know and we will send you a back copy. Even if you join late in the year, you will find the other newsletters are very helpful in getting you set up for the season. Plus another benefit is the special offers that come with your newsletter in June!
We hope you enjoy your membership, and thank you for your support.
The Trustees… and a million butterflies